Mega Millions results

The latest winning Mega Millions numbers. American Mega Millions is the first lottery around the globe to deliver the half-billion jackpot fortwo times already! The lottery's minimal jackpot is set at $15 mln. The overall winning odds to win 1 of the 9 offered prize categories are estimated as 1 in 15. Take advantage of the online Mega Millions results and and other USA Lottery results updates to keep up with the latest winning Mega Millions numbers. Tried your lottery luck and looking for the Mega Millions results then our page is just what you need as the latest Mega Millions results will be updated immediately after the draw.

Checking Mega Millions results

Mega Millions results are available soon after the draws held weekly on Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m. EST (UTC -5) in Atlanta, the State of Georgia, or in New York (Times Square) when Mega Millions jackpot exceeds $200 mln. You can also go online immediately after the draws are closed to find out Mega Millions results or may keep up with the latest winning Mega Millions numbers using various mobile gadgets. Using our resource you can as well find out other handy info about the past numbers, payout of prizes, rules and winning odds.

Winning odds

There are totally 9 different ways to win this lottery. The lottery's jackpot winning odds are estimated as 1 in 258.89 (close to 1 : 292,201,338 in Powerball) while that for the second prize are 1 in 18.49 mln. The odds will improve for every lower prize division while the payout of cash prizes will decline. The overall winning odds in this lottery are 1 in 15. Please find below the wining odds where MN stands for the main winning Mega Millions numbers and MB for the bonus number, the so-called MegaBall.

Prize category

Match

Winning odds

1 (jackpot)

5 MN + MB

1 : 258,890,850

2

5 MN

1 : 18,492,203

3

4 MN + MB

1 : 7,319,688

4

4 MN

1 : 52,835

5

3 MN + MB

1 : 10,720

6

3 MN

1 : 766

7

2 MN + MB

1 : 473

8

1 MN + MB

1 : 56

9

MB

1 : 21

Rules or How does it work?

It is a USA based multi-state lotto game. It was started-up yet back in 1996 and was originally known as The Big Game and later in 2002 got the present-day name. It is one of the biggest jackpot lotto games in the USA.

The lottery rules currently imply choosing 5 main numbers drawn from the guess range of 1 to 75 as well as 1 bonus number, the so-called MegaBall, out of 15 possible. The lottery jackpot winning combination is 5 main numbers + MegaBall. To save the time and trouble players may opt to use the special Easy Pick feature to get the numbers automatically generated for their entry. The option is similar to the Lucky Dip feature used in UK National Lottery or EuroMillions.

The lottery second guaranteed prize is set at $1 mln and can be possibly increased up to $5 mln taking advantage of the so-called MegaPlier feature. MegaPlier is an optional feature which can increase the cash prizes (except for the jackpot) by two, three, four and even five times. It costs just $1 per entry line.

The lottery totally offers 9 prize divisions so there are 7 other ways to win the cash prizes. The prizes are subject to taxation and will be reduced by the corresponding local and federal taxes fees depending on the hosting state.

The minimum age limit to participate in this lottery is set at 18 years for all the hosting states except for Virginia where the younger players may play it receiving the ticket as a gift.

Hot and cold numbers statistics

Players may take advantage of the hot and cold numbers statistics to improve their chances. The statistics is based on the historic Mega Millions results. The hot numbers are those appearing more frequently among the drawn winning Mega Millions numbers. In 2013 they were 3, 21, 27, 29 44, 56, 48, 45, 36, 31 49 and 38. The cold numbers are the most infrequent ones and in 2013 they listed 11, 12, 15, 9, 10, 53, 8, 18, 34 and 14.

Mega Millions jackpot

Mega Millions results in terms of jackpot and prizes payout are the world's most impressive ones. The lottery's starting jackpot is set at 15 million American dollars and is increased by $5 mln after each rollover carried out every time there is no one lucky enough to win the jackpot. In 2012 the lottery's jackpot reached $656 mln and was won by 3 lucky players from Kansas, Illinois and Maryland. In this way the mind-boggling Mega Millions jackpot broke the global lottery industry top record. The winning Mega Millions numbers then were 38, 46, 2, 23, 4 and 23 for the Mega Ball. On 17 December 2013 it reported $648 mln jackpot which was shared between the 2 lucky winners from Georgia and California.

So do not miss your chance to join the lottery millionaires club. Play and check Mega Millions results online so that you will not have to adjust your timetable to watch the draw TV broadcast or go to the retailer to find out the winning Mega Millions numbers.